RPF Associates, Inc., (RPF) is an environmental health and safety (EH&S) consulting and testing firm serving the New England area with offices in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. RPF provides indoor air quality assessments; mold testing; construction safety; site inspections for asbestos, lead, PCBs, mercury, and other environmental hazards as wells as other related OSHA and EPA regulatory compliance services. In addition, the RPF professional development group provides corporate health and safety training programs for clients throughout New England. State licensed and Consortium of New England States (CONES) approved EH&S training programs are provided at client sites and at RPF training centers.

Formed in 1991 by Roger Francoeur to provide industrial hygiene expertise for public and commercial clients confronted with asbestos hazards and the need for related regulatory compliance assistance, RPF has since grown and expanded its service line to include comprehensive industrial hygiene services. As part of the expansion, Roger was joined by his brother Dennis N. Francoeur, Jr., CIH, CSP. Both Roger and Dennis have over 34 years of combined experience in the environmental health and safety field. Dennis currently serves as President of the Safety and Health Council of NH and is a member of the ConsultSig Committee of the American Industrial Hygiene Association. In 1998, Roger was appointed by Governor Jeanne Shaheen to the State of New Hampshire Asbestos Abatement Advisory Committee.

The company's employees include several industrial hygiene technicians, certified safety professional, certified industrial hygienist, environmental health and safety instructors, and licensed asbestos and lead inspectors. Recent growth has been steady for the indoor air quality services, corporate safety, and EH&S training services. In particular, with the heightened awareness and public focus on indoor air quality, including mold and bacteria concerns in homes, workplaces, and schools RPF is experiencing a significant increase in requests for indoor air assessments and analysis.

RPF also provides forensic investigation expertise and we are frequently called on to provide investigatory and expert witness services. This year, RPF has completed several inspections and assessment for large-scale renovations at schools, hospitals, municipalities, and industrial sites in the New England area.

Every year I see renovation projects go into tailspins, at least temporarily, because of unplanned environmental health & safety (EH&S) issues. Read More...